L.A. proved too much for the manSo he's leaving the life he's come to knowHe said he's going back to findWhat is left of his worldThe world he left behindNot so long agoHe said he's leavingLeavingOn that midnight train to GeorgiaLeaving on the midnight train to GeorgiaHe said he's going back to findA simpler place in timeAnd I'll be with himOn that midnight train to GeorgiaLeaving on the midnight train to GeorgiaI'd rather live in his worldThan to live without him in mineHe kept dreamingThat someday he'd be a starBut he sure found out the hard wayThat dreams don't always come trueSo he pawned all his hopesAnd even sold his lifeIn his own carWhat a one-way ticket backTo the life that he once knewAnd he's leavingLeavingOn that midnight train to GeorgiaLeaving on the midnight train to GeorgiaHe said he's going back to findGoing back to findA simpler place in timeAnd I'll be with himOn that midnight train to GeorgiaLeaving on the midnight train to GeorgiaI'd rather live in his worldThan to live without himIn mineAnd he's leavingLeavingOn that midnight train to GeorgiaLeaving on the midnight train to GeorgiaHe said he's going back to findGoing back to findA simpler place in timeHe said he's going back to findAnd I'll be with himWith himWith himOn that midnight train to GeorgiaLeaving on the midnight train to Georgia